About
Alphonse Daudet was born in Nîmes in 1840. After his family's financial ruin, he became a school supervisor, an experience that inspired his semi-autobiographical novel Le Petit Chose. Moving to Paris, he entered literary circles and became secretary to the Duc de Morny. His collection Lettres de mon moulin (1869) brought him fame, followed by the adventures of Tartarin de Tarascon. Associated with Naturalism, he published numerous novels such as Fromont jeune et Risler aîné, Jack, Le Nabab, and Sapho. Afflicted with syphilis, he suffered from progressive paralysis and died in Paris in 1897.
* 1840-05-13 — † 1897-12-16
Major works
- Lettres de mon moulin (1869)short story collection
- Le Petit Chose (1868)novel
- Tartarin de Tarascon (1872)novel
- Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (1874)novel
- Sapho (1884)novel
Key milestones
- 1858Publication of his first poetry collection, Les Amoureuses.
- 1867Marriage to Julia Allard, writer and collaborator.
- 1874Fromont jeune et Risler aîné wins an award from the Académie française.
Themes
Life in ProvenceChildhood and adolescenceSocial satireLove and passionIllness and suffering
Sources: britannica.com · data.bnf.fr